privacy & security

Your privacy and security matter.

We recognize the importance of our clients' privacy and data security, and takes a number of steps to protect it. We have created this statement ("Statement") to communicate our information gathering and dissemination practices.

The Gist

Your privacy is important to us.

We will never sell, distribute or share your information to outside organizations.

You may opt out of any marketing, just let us know. We may, however, contact you directly to discuss our services or products.

We use non-invasive technologies to collect information that will optimize your time on our sites.

Legal

Our Privacy Statement

Privacy on EditingMadeEasy.com Websites (the "Site") is of great importance to us. Because we gather important information from our visitors and clients, we have established this Statement as a means to communicate our information and dissemination practices.

Collected Information

We require clients who purchase or use the products or services ("Products and Services") offered on our Sites to provide us with contact information such as their name, address, phone number, and e-mail address, and billing information such as their credit card number. At the time you express interest in attaining information on our Products and Services, we request contact information such as name and email address. We may also request additional personal or company information from our clients such as title or department name.

How the Information Is Used

EditingMadeEasy.com uses the information we collect to contact clients to further discuss interest in our company, the Products and Services that we provide, and to send information about our company or partners, such as promotions and events. We also may use the information to improve our Products and Services. Clients can opt out of receiving such communications at any time by emailing us.

Separately, clients are asked to provide an email address when registering for certain Products and Services in order to receive a user name and password. Client email addresses will not be sold, distributed or shared to outside organizations.

Except as we explicitly state at the time we request information, or as provided for in the EditingMadeEasy.com Terms of Use, we do not disclose to any third-party the information provided. All financial and billing information that we collect through the Site is used solely to check the qualifications of prospective clients and to bill for services. EditingMadeEasy.com uses a third-party intermediary to manage the credit card processing. This intermediary is solely a link in the distribution chain, and is not permitted to store, retain, or use the information provided, except for the sole purpose of credit card processing. Other third parties, such as content providers, may provide content on the Sites but they are not permitted to collect any information nor does EditingMadeEasy.com share any user information with these parties.

Clients may be using the Sites to host data and information ("Data"). EditingMadeEasy.com will not review, share, distribute, print, or reference any such Data except as provided in the EditingMadeEasy.com Terms of Use, or as may be required by law. Individual records may at times be viewed or accessed only for the purpose of working on a client project or resolving a problem, support issue, or suspected violation of the Terms of Use, or as may be required by law. Of course, clients are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of their user registration and password.

EditingMadeEasy.com may also collect certain information from visitors to and clients of the Site, such as Internet addresses. This information is logged to help diagnose technical problems, and to administer our Site in order to constantly improve the quality of our Products and Services. We may also track and analyze non-identifying and aggregate usage and volume statistical information from our visitors and clients and provide such information to third parties.

Opt-Out Policy

EditingMadeEasy.com offers its visitors and clients a means to choose how we use information provided. If at any time after requesting information or ordering our Products and Services you change your mind about receiving information from us, send us a request specifying your new choice to emailing us.

Cookies

When you use our Website, our Web server sends a cookie to your computer. Cookies are files that Web browsers place on a computer's hard drive and are used to tell us whether clients and visitors have visited the Site previously.

Standing alone, cookies do not identify you personally. They merely recognize your browser. Unless you choose to identify yourself to EditingMadeEasy.com, such as by responding to a promotional offer, opening an account, or registering for a free service, you remain anonymous to EditingMadeEasy.com. Cookies come in two flavors: session and persistent-based. Session cookies exist only during an online session. They disappear from your computer when you close your browser software or turn off your computer. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you've closed your browser or turned off your computer. They include such information as a unique identifier for your browser.

EditingMadeEasy.com uses session cookies to process your online transactions and requests. Session cookies help us make sure you are who you say you are after you've signed in. EditingMadeEasy.com uses persistent cookies that only EditingMadeEasy.com can read and use, to identify the fact that you are a client or prior Site visitor (whatever the case may be). We are especially careful about the security and confidentiality of the information stored in persistent cookies. For example, we do not store account numbers or passwords in persistent cookies. Users who disable their Web browsers' ability to accept cookies will be able to browse the Site but will not be able to successfully use certain Products and Services such as Do-It-Yourself Editing.

Children and Privacy

Our Products and Services are neither intended for nor directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Third-Party Sites

The Sites may contain links to other websites. EditingMadeEasy.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other websites. Clients and visitors will need to check the policy statement of these other websites to understand their policies. Clients and visitors who access a linked site may be disclosing their private information. It is the responsibility of the user to keep such information private and confidential.

Our Security Policy

Secure technology protects you and your website.

EditingMadeEasy.com uses some of the most advanced technology for Internet security available today. When you sign in to your account on the Site using Netscape Navigator, or Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.5 or higher, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology protects information using both server authentication and data encryption to help ensure that Data is safe, secure, and available only to you. EditingMadeEasy.com also implements an advanced security method based on dynamic data and encoded session identifications, and hosts the Site in a secure server environment that uses a firewall and other advanced technology to prevent interference or access from outside intruders. Finally, EditingMadeEasy.com provides unique user names and passwords that must be entered each time a client logs on. These safeguards help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of Data.

Questions

If you have questions regarding our privacy or security policies or the practices of this Site, just let us know.

This statement was last modified on November 12, 2008. We reserve the right to change this Statement.